Published: 26 April, 2024
Efforts to align the UK's bottle deposit and return scheme (DRS) across all four nations have hit a snag, with an anticipated launch pushed back to 2027, marking a four-year extension from the original timeline.
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Published: 18 April, 2024
UK inflation slowed less than expected last month, despite the rate of price increases falling below that of the US for the first time in two years.
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Published: 08 April, 2024
The government has announced it will support British businesses to settle energy disputes.
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Published: 05 April, 2024
Industrial action across the rail network from Friday 5 April to Monday 8 April is estimated to cost the hospitality sector £387m, according to UKhospitality.
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Published: 02 April, 2024
As of yesterday (1 April), employment costs have increased for hospitality businesses following a rise in the National Minimum Wage.
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Published: 28 March, 2024
The latest insight from hospitality technology partner Zonal reveals bookings for Easter weekend are up 40% compared to 2023.
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Published: 18 March, 2024
The government has today (18 March) announced a series of apprenticeship reforms which will benefit SMEs and the workers they employ within the hospitality sector.
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Published: 11 March, 2024
Research conducted by the price comparison website money.co.uk has found that the hospitality industry has been the most affected by cost increases.
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Published: 06 March, 2024
From this Friday (8 March), London Underground and rail fares on pay-as-you-go and Oyster will be off-peak all day on Fridays, as part of an initiative to encourage businesses to return to the office five days a week.
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Published: 19 February, 2024
A joint survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster has revealed the cost pressures facing venues compared to 2023.
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Published: 15 February, 2024
Britain’s leading hospitality groups generated like-for-like sales growth of just 0.1% in January according to CGA.
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Published: 14 February, 2024
As the on-trade is hit by a cost-of-doing-business crisis, many are facing a tough decision unless government intervenes. James Bayley reports.
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Published: 12 February, 2024
Complying with the new legislation on the allocation of tips in the hospitality sector was the hot topic in a live industry webinar held last week, organised by technology provider Access Hospitality.
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Published: 30 January, 2024
New data released today (30 January) has revealed more than 6,000 hospitality venues closed in 2023, bringing the total number of closures since the pandemic to nearly 23,000.
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Published: 26 January, 2024
A government-backed employment pathway for hospitality began in Cardiff this week, offering jobseekers career opportunities and a route back into work.
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Published: 20 December, 2023
Following months of campaigning, leading hospitality bodies are ‘extremely disappointed’ with yesterday’s Budget announcement in Scotland.
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Published: 19 December, 2023
Drink spiking is set to be targeted by police and door staff in a raft of new measures unveiled by the home secretary James Cleverly as the festive party-going season gets into full swing.
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Published: 18 December, 2023
New analysis has revealed that thousands of Scottish hospitality businesses will be left unsupported if a rates relief isn’t included in the Scottish Budget tomorrow (19 December).
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Published: 11 December, 2023
With the festive period upon us, Chris Losh asks how restaurants might fashion a silk purse out of a pig of a trading climate.
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Published: 05 December, 2023
The UK government has announced it will increase the earning threshold for overseas workers by nearly 50%, from £26,200 to £38,700, in a move that could 'further shrink' the talent pool for UK hospitality.
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